Jesse JacksonFor me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a… ▶361HopeLoveThought
Jesse JacksonIf whites would vote their economic interests, not their racial fears, we the people who have the most need for change have the power to bring about that change nonviolently.373HumanityPolitics
Jesse JacksonMany kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a diploma. They don't know how to buy a house or a car or health insurance or life insurance. They do not know basic mic… ▶362Life
Jesse JacksonIn tough economic times, desperate people do desperate things, and the abortion rate goes up. ✨ Interview With Michael Bendetson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 8, 2009.351HumanityTime
Jesse JacksonThe trouble is that nonviolence is so often defined as refusal to fight, and that is the American definition of cowardice. In fact, marching unarmed against the guns and dogs of t… ▶351HumanityThoughtTruth
Jesse JacksonYou know, people'd always ask Why is Jesse Jackson running for the White House? They never seen the house I'm running from. ✨ Jesse Jackson: Power, politics and the preacher… ▶341HumanityPolitics
Jesse JacksonI do not deny the allegation, I deny the allegator.374Reading
Jesse JacksonOur premise is that inclusion leads to growth. So for those who are locked out, they lose development, and those who are in power lose market and growth.352Politics
Jesse JacksonLook at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not… ▶364Hope
Jesse JacksonWatch the walls come down, whether it's in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means … ▶342Politics
Jesse JacksonOur dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.353Philosophy
Jesse JacksonWe live on the dash between our birth date and our death date.331Death
Jesse JacksonThe more you focus on sex without love, and drugs and violence, lifestyle of intimidation and recycling, the less energy you spend on opening up the big tent.321LifeLove
Jesse JacksonFighting disparities is very significant.343Reflection
Jesse JacksonYou must never stop dreaming. Face reality, yes. But don't stop with the way things are; dream of things as they ought to be. Dream of peace. Peace is rational and reasonable. War… ▶321Truth
Jesse JacksonI hear that melting pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted. ✨ Quoted in Playboy, Nov. 1969365Politics
Jesse JacksonYou can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.321Reflection
Jesse JacksonDream big dreams! Others may deprive you of your material wealth and cheat you in a thousand ways, but no man can deprive you of the control and use of your imagination. Men may d… ▶365Life
Jesse JacksonFrom seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.344Humanity
Jesse JacksonAt the end of the day, we're defined by our predicament, not by the sides of town. ✨ Rev. Jesse Jackson: The Davis/Moseley Braun meeting-and on the media covering the mayor&… ▶333Reflection
Jesse JacksonIf my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it. ✨ Jesse Jackson, Roger D. Hatch, Frank E. Watkins (1987). Straight from the heart, Fortress… ▶366LoveThought
Jesse JacksonWhen we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression. ✨ Quoted in David Frost, The Americans (1970)344Reflection
Jesse JacksonHis foreparents came to America in immigrant ships. My foreparents came to America in slave ships. But whatever the original ships, we are both in the same boat tonight.344Life
Jesse JacksonOn the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'B… ▶356Politics
Jesse JacksonIf a black doctor discovers a cure for cancer, ain't no hospital going to lock him out. ✨ Jesse Jackson: What I've Learned by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. July 24, 200… ▶334Politics
Jesse JacksonIn politics, an organized minority is a political majority.345Politics
Jesse JacksonLeadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.323Life
Jesse JacksonBoth tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. ✨ The preacher comes to town by Laura Smith, www.… ▶346Philosophy
Jesse JacksonA man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever. ✨ Jesse Jackson: A Candid Conversation with the Civ… ▶368DeathTruth
Jesse JacksonTears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change. ✨ The preacher comes to town by Laura Smith, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2005.346Death
